Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" and the romantic comedy "Silver Linings Play Book" topped Screen Actors Guild nominations Wednesday, as Hollywood's awards season got into gear.

A comedy series coming to computer screens explores the lives of a gay couple after infidelity. A comedy series coming to computer screens explores the lives of a gay couple after infidelity. EastSiders premieres December 14 at EastSidersTheSeries.com. Its cast includes Emmy-nominated Van Hansis (As the World Turns) and Stephen Guarino (Happy Endings, Bear City). The series' description reads: ?When Cal (Kit Williamson) finds out Thom (Hansis) has been cheating on him with Jeremy (Matthew McKelligon), their relationship is turned upside down. Will the lies tear them apart or are they just stubborn enough to stay together forever? Drunken outbursts and double standards abound in this dark comedy about the sad and funny messes we make out of our lives.? Williamson, also the series' writer and director, said he created EastSiders because he was frustrated by the lack of flawed gay characters. ?I wanted to create gay characters with the same complexity and flaws straight characters are all

The US actor on "Two and a Half Men" who called the hit TV series "filth" apologized, as he scrambled to keep his job on what its former star Charlie Sheen said was a "cursed" show.

Perennially troubled US actor Charlie Sheen said that hit TV series "Two and a Half Men," on which he starred for years, is "cursed," after one of its stars called the show "filth".

An actor on "Two and a Half Men" has lashed out at his own hit US television show, urging viewers to stop "filling your head with filth," after apparently undergoing a religious revelation.

An actor on "Two and a Half Men" has lashed out at his own hit US television show, urging viewers to stop "filling your head with filth," after apparently undergoing a religious revelation.

"Omnishambles" was named Britain's word of the year Tuesday after being coined by BBC political comedy television series "The Thick of It" to describe a totally mismanaged situation.

US celebrities weighed in on the race for the White House on election eve, endorsing their favorite candidates on Twitter or making last-ditch pleas for their followers to get out and vote.

Air New Zealand has set out to take passengers on a flight of fantasy in its latest in-flight safety video, enlisting hobbits, orcs and elves to urge passengers to fasten their seatbelts.

Actor-singer Justin Timberlake apologized Friday for a "distasteful" video produced by a friend as a joke that critics blasted for making fun of homeless people.

During a 'Daily Show' appearance, President Obama reminded Jon Stewart that Mitt Romney opposes gay marriage. During an appearance on The Daily Show, President Barack Obama reminded host Jon Stewart that his Republican rival, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, opposes gay marriage. Unlike Obama, who in May endorsed gay nuptials, Romney has said he supports a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a heterosexual union. ?Four years ago I said I would end the war in Iraq, we did, said I would pass health care reforms, make sure people don't go bankrupt when they get sick, we have, said we would refocus our attention on al-Qaeda, we have, made sure that we saved an auto industry that was on the brink of collapse, we've done that. So we have a very strong story to tell. Whether it's on social issues like Don't Ask, Don't Tell, or economic issues that matter for middle class families.? ?I do think that part of the president's job is not only moving forward on things that will

US President Barack Obama denied on Thursday there had been "confusion" in his administration over the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi which killed four Americans.

NBC on Tuesday picked up 'The New Normal' for a full season, even as conservatives continue to decry the gay parenting sitcom. ?NBC on Tuesday picked up The New Normal for a full season, even as conservatives continue to decry the gay parenting sitcom. The comedy from Glee creator Ryan Murphy features couple David and Bryan (played by Justin Bartha and Andrew Rannells, respectively) as they pursue a family with surrogate Goldie (Georgia King), who has traveled from small town Ohio to California to escape the clutches of her overbearing and homophobic grandmother Jane (Ellen Barkin) and begin a new life with her daughter. ?Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler have created a truly unique family in The New Normal that is reflective of the changing dynamics of the world we live in,? NBC entertainment President Jennifer Salke said in a statement. One Million Moms, the organization which made national headlines earlier this year when it called on JCPenney to fire comedian Ellen DeGeneres as the departm

"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane is to host the 2013 Oscars awards show in February, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday.

Terrorism-themed spy thriller "Homeland" ended cult retro show "Mad Men"'s four-year run as best drama at the annual Emmy awards late Sunday, while "Modern Family" retained the best comedy crown.

Spy thriller "Homeland" won best TV drama at the Emmy awards, ending a four-year unbroken run for retro cult show "Mad Men", while "Modern Family" was named best comedy for the third straight year.

Eric Stonestreet on Sunday took home his second Emmy playing gay dad Cameron on ABC's comedy hit 'Modern Family'. Eric Stonestreet on Sunday took home his second Emmy playing gay dad Cameron Tucker on ABC's comedy hit Modern Family. In his acceptance speech, Stonestreet, 41, sent a shout out to his TV partner Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays Mitchell Pritchett on the sitcom. ?I wouldn't be standing here without Jesse Tyler Ferguson,? Stonestreet said. ?There is no Cam without Mitch. We get the awesome opportunity to play these two characters on TV and show America and the world what a loving couple we can be, just like everybody else, and it's an honor to do that.? ?I never knew I'd be on TV as a gay man, but I love the pictures of hairy chests you guys are sending me,? he added. Stonestreet won his first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role playing Cameron in 2010. Ferguson, 36, has earned 3 Emmy nominations playing Mitchell. (Related: J

A lunch with George Clooney and Neil Patrick Harris memorabilia are among the prizes in an auction to benefit GLSEN. A lunch date with George Clooney and Neil Patrick Harris memorabilia are among the prizes in an auction to benefit the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). GLSEN works to create a safe space in schools for children who are or may be perceived to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. The group's eighth annual Respect Awards will take place on Friday, October 5 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California. An online auction associated with the event includes a lunch for two at the Soho House in West Hollywood, California with Hollywood star Clooney and Dave Karger, senior writer at Entertainment Weekly. The package is estimated to be worth $20,000. Also being auctioned off is a Paul Smith suit worn by Neil Patrick Harris on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The suit, estimated to be worth $1,000, is signed by Harris. Other prizes include a walk on role

Cult retro series "Mad Men" and comedy hit "Modern Family" are Emmys favorites again this weekend -- but a bunch of newcomers could yet produce surprises at US television's annual awards show.

Michael Urie thinks Brandon Routh, his romantic interest in the upcoming CBS sitcom 'Partners,' is 'supercute'. ?Michael Urie thinks Brandon Routh, his romantic interest in the upcoming CBS sitcom Partners, is ?supercute.? The 32?-year-old Urie (Ugly Betty) will play Louis, whose friendship with business partner Joe (David Krumholt) is tested when Louis gets a new boyfriend (Routh) and Joe gets engaged to Ali (Sophia Bush). The series from Will & Grace creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick has been 4 years in development and was inspired by their lifelong friendship and business relationship. Urie, who is openly gay, sized up Routh, who is best known for playing Superman in the 2006 film Superman Returns, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. ?He's supercute and a big ol' tree trunk of a man,? Urie said. ?He plays the character's aloofness perfectly. He was so brilliant as Clark Kent, so this is basically a sitcom version of that.? On this show, he said: ?There are places in the